Migros-Pensionskasse

Founded in 1985, Migros-Pensionskasse is a private sector pension fund that provides a defined benefit plan for the employees of Migros. Migros is a retail company in Switzerland that is known for its supermarket chains. As part of the expansion of Migros’ business areas, various other pension schemes were added over time. At the end of the seventies, there was a consolidation, which found its present form in 1985 with the introduction of compulsory occupational pension schemes and the associated transfer of all previous pension schemes to the Migros Pension Fund (MPK).

Country

Switzerland

AUM ($B, AS AT DATE OF ASSET ALLOCATION)

$33

Performance (%, 1YR)

3.7

Chief Executive

Christoph Ryter

Chief Investment Officer

Stephan Bereuter

Chair

Isabelle Zimmermann

Asset allocation

32.8% Nominal Investments

27.5% Shares

37.7% Property

2% Gold Physical

Website

View the annual report

Global Pension Transparency Benchmark country system description

Asset allocation as of December 31, 2023. All information is as per the most recent annual report or other publicly available data via the fund's website

Real estate drags for Swiss fund MPK but climate proofing gathers momentum

Migros-Pensionskasse (MPK) the CHF28.2 billion ($30 billion) pension fund for Switzerland’s largest retailer, Migros, has done much to reduce emissions in its real estate allocation. But balancing adding value with the cost of integrating sustainability is a challenge.

GPTB 2023: The funds that excelled

The highest scoring funds overall in the 2023 Global Pension Transparency Benchmark were also among the biggest improvers. Both Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global and AustralianSuper increased their scores by 14 points and were the biggest improvers in the top 10. Others included CDPQ, CalPERS, and PFZW.